Secretary-General Addresses "Reform and Transitions to Democracy Meeting" in Beirut
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left, at podium) addresses the opening session of the High-Level Meeting on Reform and Transitions to Democracy, organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in Beirut, Lebanon. Pictured with Mr. Ban on stage (from left): Alicia Bárcena Ibarra, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC); Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP); Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon; Rima Khalaf, Executive Secretary of ESCWA; and Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).